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Habibaelgindy Posted 11 years ago
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Are they the same
I'm not happy about it / I'm not happy about that
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In many situations they would be pretty similar. There may be some contexts where they are not interchangeable. For example, you can emphasise "I'm not happy about that ", but you cannot do the same with "it".
- In many situations they would be pretty similar.
- There may be some contexts where they are not interchangeable.
- For example, you can emphasise "I'm not happy about that ", but you cannot do the same with "it".
- Also, if the thing you're talking about is viewed, literally or figuratively, as being close to the speaker, then "this" may be more appropriate than "that" as a demonstrative.
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In many situations they would be pretty similar. There may be some contexts where they are not interchangeable. For example, you can emphasise "I'm not happy about that", but you cannot do the same with "it". Also, if the thing you're talking about is viewed, literally or figuratively, as being close to the speaker, then "this" may be more appropriate than "that" as a demonstrative.
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